jpdb beta

hug

2

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

3

bow; bowing

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

2

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

12

Japanese person

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

14

I; me

27

as (for); for; in the capacity of

1

first meeting; first interview with

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

4

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

3

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

4

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

5

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

12

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

3

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

6

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

14

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

historical; traditional; historic

1

cultural background

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

11

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

4

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

23

woman; female; feminine gender

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

man; male; masculine gender

2

cheek (of the face)

1

back of the hand

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

8

immediately following

1

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

1